Grammia doris subsp. minea, (SLOSSON)

Schmidt, B. Christian, 2009, Taxonomic revision of the genus Grammia Rambur (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 156 (3), pp. 507-597 : 520

GRAMMIA DORIS MINEA (SLOSSON) ( FIGS 2 –4C)

Diagnosis: Distinguished from nominal G. doris by the slightly smaller size (mean forewing length = 19 mm), thinner forewing pale bands, and larger hindwing spots.

Biology: Adult collection dates indicate a single annual generation, with the flight peak between late May and mid June. As discussed under G. doris , the habitat preference of G. d. minea is not clear, but may include wetlands.

Distribution: Southern BC east to NF and NB; because of the paucity of specimens, the southern extent of ssp. minea , and relationship to ssp. doris , is unclear.

Figures

Figure 2. Terminology of genitalic structures in Grammia. A, male genitalic capsule (ventral view). B, male aedeagus and vesica (right lateral view). C, female genitalia (right ventrolateral view, eighth sternite omitted).